Presentation
Long standing urinary retention.
Patient Data
Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Sacral nerve neurostimulator
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Sacral nerve neurostimulator.
Case Discussion
Sacral nerve neurostimulators are used to treat urinary retention, overactive bladder, and constipation; implanted subcutaneously in the upper buttocks connected by a thin wire inserted through sacral foramen into the pelvis with terminal electrodes in the region of the S2-S4 sacral nerves.